Search continues for missing Clinton Township teen

Family, friends and Clinton Township police are continuing their search for a missing 15-year-old male who may be hiding in Clinton Township or Fraser.

Dakota Strine, who goes by the name “Cody,” has been missing since Nov. 16. He is a special education student at Fraser High School and is described as emotionally impaired.

Police think Strine may be hiding out at a friend’s house. His birth mother, Kelly Rowland, said Saturday that they’ve talked with his friends and none admit knowing his whereabouts.

“But they’re teenagers,” she said from a support center set up in the community room at Townhouse Plaza at 15 Mile and Kelly roads where she lives. The teen was last seen taking out the garbage at that location. She said there was a sighting of her son Tuesday but none since.

Clinton Township police say they are following all leads and any phone tips, interviewing people since he was reported missing. A caller on Saturday had them checking a business on Groesbeck Highway, but nothing was found.

Rowland said volunteers have formed a search party, posting 2,000 fliers and knocking on doors. They have even looked in ditches.